Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Rhinolophus sp bat, NE Hungary

Posted by pwalter on 29-01-2010 13:35
#1
Hi, can someone tell me which Rhinolophus sp thism is? At the area R euryale, ferrumequinum and hipposideros are recorded. It was quite big, bigger than the R hipposideros specimens in the same cave.
Edited by pwalter on 29-01-2010 13:35

Posted by Paul Beuk on 29-01-2010 13:57
#2
I am inclined towards R. hipposideros but a more lateral view of the nose would be better.

Posted by Paul Beuk on 29-01-2010 13:58
#3
Don't forget to collect bat flies...

Posted by pwalter on 29-01-2010 18:09
#4
Thanks, I read in FaunaHungariae that batflies are uncommon on these kind of bats. In this certain cave I have found 2 dead specimens of batflies: one in February 2009 and one in November 2009, both almost at the same place! And I found a living one that fell on my arm in July. As watching the sleeping Rhinolophus bats in Winter, I could not spot any flies or mites on them (some bats were really close to me but still no sigs of parasites).